Humans have been altering their appearance for a long time. Probably for as long as we have been human beings. There are no doubt some cultures that would look at the stereotypical female "western" model with great disgust. Painted on lips, rouged cheeks, enhanced or artificial eyelashes and more come to mind. That isn't the "natural look of her body". Tattoos, piercings or other body modifications aren't a whole lot different. They may seem "different" or "odd" or even"ugly" to some of us, but in the end, it comes down to the personal choice of the woman (or man) who is applying what they feel is an enhancement to their body.

I don't have any tattoos, and don't plan on any, but I wouldn't shy away from photographing them. Some of the comments here a simply blatant manifestations of the posters narrow-mindedness.

What that model, or anyone else chooses to do with her body, is her business. Period. If you don't like tattoos, skip to the next post. Nobody will miss your snarky and parochial comments. At least I won't. I sure wouldn't miss wading through all the muck to find comments on the merits of the photography itself.